Christmas is the holiday that mistletoe is commonly used for. The common folklore associated with the mistletoe is that if two people who stood under the mistletoe and kissed, they would have "life-giving" powers.
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Mistletoe was first used in songs to honor the legend of the mistletoe plant. The legend is, there was a god named Baldur, son of Frigga. Frigate told every animal and plant not to harm Baldur, but mistletoe escaped hearing this. Then Loki, enemy of Baldur, tricked the blind god of winter into shooting Baldur with an arrow that had a shaft made of mistletoe.
Mistletoe is a plant belonging to the order Santalales.There are over 900 species of mistletoe but the mistletoe that is commonly sold for Christmas is the species Phoradendron flavescens.
"There are many varieties of plantlife that are widely recognized during the Christmas holiday season. There are some common varieties such as mistletoe, yule log, pointsettas and holly. There are also less commonly known plants used to celebrate such as Badnjak, Christmas catcus and also Alstromeria."
Mistletoe might be used for hypertension. It has central effect on hypertension.
Mistletoe, which is a parasitic plant that can kill trees.
Viscum album (European mistletoe) and Phoradendron leucarpum (American mistletoe) are used for medicinal purposes.
In alternative medicine, the leaves, twigs, and sometimes the berries of mistletoe are used.
Some recipes that are commonly used during the Easter holiday include ham, steak, green bean casserole and a potato dish.
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